Daily Republican., 1887-02-02

Clsrk vsllaudi yhnm, Of the Ohio
Senate, 10 . Democrat though tho
0enAte has not Democratic majority.
when the Democratic Senators . year
ago, In order 70 obstruct the legislA-
Ton, went on junketing tour down
through Kentucky and Tennessee,
Ar. vAllandigham remained ct his ssas
In the performance OF his duty. Some
Of those 6enators, when they came
back, found their seats Allied BY Re
publicsns Who were rishttuliy entitled
10 them BY IN honest election, and
from that une the Senate became Re-
publican. when IL met . few days
ego oil the ofhcers Of the Senate were
changed except vallandighsm. The
Democrats moved that he also be dis
missed, but the Republicans voted the
motion down, and VallAndigham,
though . Democrat, 10 retained ~ clerk
OF Republican Senate ~ . reward for
his honesty and fidelity to the sworn
duties OF his Once.
Mr.. VAllapdigham, when asked what
no thought about the action OF the
Democrats In trying to vote him out OF
his ofice. spoke some very plain truths
about bis party. Amongst other things
ne said:
"Kuowipg myself that / wac gov
erned in every thing that did from the
beginning BY . sense OF duty. the cpl.
sode has no effect on me whatever, and
O,ly goes 70 show that the Democratic
party, In these DAYS, has no use for q
man who regards the obligation OF an
oath, even though 1t may be necessary
By 90 doing, TO be at variance with the
pla, and schemes Of the political party
70 which that man may belong. II
had paid no attention 10 my oath, bad
Joined them 10 their expedition to
Kentucky, Tennessee, &c , II had said
whom they stole the Senate journal that
i could not replace II, when knew very
we'll l could, and II ] would follow the
dictates OF those who have made 1t q
principle Of the DEM party In
Ohio to sanction fraud and corruption
had done ali this, l say, 1 would to-
day be Democrat in COOL standing.
As have chosen to do other wise. be-
lieving that the discharge OF Off cial
duty ia always above party considera-
tiop, can not do otherwise than accept
the action OF Sen ator Dodd, acting for
his Democratic colleagues rs an official
and aut loritative declaration, that \
man who believes the discha rge Of OH.
cial duty is always above party oonsid :
creations, Is not needed or desired in
the ranks of the Democratic party"
Mr.. vallandighAm's declarations In
regard to his own party are borne out
by the actions OF the Democrats IN the
Legislatures Of Indiana aud New Jer-
sey, where In, neither State, without
taking advantage OF the most unblush-
ing frauds, would they have any chance
OF electing United States Senators. In
Indiana, when they found the election
going against them, they held back the
Eeturns In legislative district In In.
dianapolis and dootored them to sut.
their purposes. By these means they
returned two Democrats to the Senate
who have no shadow OF right to seats.
This not being still sufficient fer the
accomplishment of their purpose, they
deliberately turned q legally returned
Repu blican oat whose seat was con-
tested without hearing, and after ell
this they still lack Que OF electing their
candidate for Senator. The case ID
similar In New Jersey. In Q con tested
election case In Mercer County Demo.
cratic Supreme Judgs decided tina,
Aoaehuk OnhuihhtC clcCbcu, Tue VOLt
being q tie. But when the Democratic
House met by means of their majority
OF one, they admitted the Democrat
This not being sufficient to elect theil
man to the Senate, they admitted &
man named rurley from = CsmdeI
County district who was declared
elected by the deliberate opening OF tn,
ballot boxas, taking out the Rspubli
can tickets, running lead pencil
through the name o. Haines, the Re
publican elected, and writing on tn,
name OF TurIey. By this miserable
buugling fraud farley was returne,
elected, and still the Democrats cauno
elect their man, there being two o
three Democrats who cannot swallow
such dose OF irsnd and refuse to vot
for Ex-Governor Albeit to 90 to tn
Senate by way Of the Camden fraud
Mr.. VAllsndigham's estimate OF hi
party Is right. 1t Is only honest whe
1t 10 more TO It's interests TO be homes
but 1t IL sad r. ti7c.ion upon q part
shat II can be either honest or dishobes
to suit Its purposes and has no choic